judiciaries

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n. Plural form of judiciary.

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"This incident shows fully the defects of our society, in which power is not effectively checked and local so-called judiciaries are actually the tools of local officials," said one of Monday's more than 30,000 Internet commentators.

Helping the Commonwealth's smaller states develop their judiciaries might be his day job now, but his share of life-changing moments occurred during two years spent "surrounded by bombs" in Gaza, he says.

This narrative must be placed within a historic, political and cultural context to re-frame the relationship between the state and the citizen, and will require the development of robust and impartial rule of law backed by independent judiciaries.

In truth, no one knows how to achieve such transparency and accountability in countries without free media, fair elections, independent judiciaries, strong civil societies and parliamentary supervision.

Indeed, robust legal systems, independent and transparent judiciaries and clear, comprehensible laws are crucial for creating the conditions in which wider development efforts can take root and flourish.